Show #23: Coffeyville, KS

Roosevelt Middle School Auditorium
February 21, 2006

Piano du jour: 7’ Baldwin – another old piano

Today was probably the roughest day on the tour. We had 360 miles to cover followed by a show in the evening. We departed the Capri Motel at 7AM this morning. On the way, we drove past Minneapolis, Kansas – population 2,044.

It’s so easy to feel out of touch when you’re on the road like this. But every now and then, there are reminders that there are still horrible things going on in the world.

It finally seems that we are leaving the Great Plains. After so many days spent driving across state after perfectly flat state, it is a welcomed change. We’re starting to get hints of being in the West, with more hilly and rugged terrain, oil drilling, cattle herds… We’ve even gotten a few glimpses of green fields. Spring is coming! However, it’s gotten cold again – it was down to 30° when we arrived in Coffeyville. The long drive actually went surprisingly quickly.

Coffeyville’s claim to fame is that this is where members of the dreaded Dalton gang were finally killed in a failed bank robbery in 1892.

Our venue this evening was a beautiful, small auditorium.

Miles traveled: 360
Hotel:
Best Western